retail therapy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After all, if Americans are stressed, what better solution than retail therapy?
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
This certainly wasn’t retail therapy to chase away a bad mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
To make themselves feel better, they might engage in retail therapy, Jack said.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
An international student seeking retail therapy after exams.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
She always says that she’s having a bad month and she’ll make it up later, and she seems genuinely really stressed about money, but also she’s been doing a good amount of retail therapy.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
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